7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-1583
Apache Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The ecryptfs_privileged_open function in fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption) via vectors involving crafted mmap calls for /proc pathnames, leading to recursive pagefault handling.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 12, 2023, 2:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1583 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1583 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
2 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_server
3 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
4 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo
5 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
6 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
7 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1583.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721 Issue Tracking VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1583 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1583 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.19 up to (excluding) 3.18.54 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.4.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.6.3
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721 VDB Entry, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721 Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17681

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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